diff --git a/meshcore/agentcore.c b/meshcore/agentcore.c
index 1105079..b89c9cc 100644
--- a/meshcore/agentcore.c
+++ b/meshcore/agentcore.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ int ILibDuktape_HECI_Debug = 0;
 #endif
 #endif
 
-extern int gEventEmitterReferenceHold;
 extern int ILibDuktape_ModSearch_ShowNames;
 char* MeshAgentHost_BatteryInfo_STRINGS[] = { "UNKNOWN", "HIGH_CHARGE", "LOW_CHARGE", "NO_BATTERY", "CRITICAL_CHARGE", "", "", "", "CHARGING" };
 JS_ENGINE_CONTEXT MeshAgent_JavaCore_ContextGuid = { 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 };
@@ -5113,10 +5112,6 @@ int MeshAgent_AgentMode(MeshAgentHostContainer *agentHost, int paramLen, char **
 			{
 				duk_eval_string_noresult(agentHost->meshCoreCtx, "process.coreDumpLocation = process.platform=='win32'?(process.execPath.replace('.exe', '.dmp')):(process.execPath + '.dmp');");
 			}
-			if (ILibSimpleDataStore_Get(agentHost->masterDb, "eventemitter-refhold", ILibScratchPad, sizeof(ILibScratchPad)) != 0)
-			{
-				gEventEmitterReferenceHold = atoi(ILibScratchPad);
-			}
 			if (ILibSimpleDataStore_Get(agentHost->masterDb, "finalizer-messages", ILibScratchPad, sizeof(ILibScratchPad)) != 0)
 			{
 				g_displayFinalizerMessages = atoi(ILibScratchPad);
@@ -5543,14 +5538,6 @@ void MeshAgent_ScriptMode(MeshAgentHostContainer *agentHost, int argc, char **ar
 					agentHost->masterDb = ILibSimpleDataStore_Create(MeshAgent_MakeAbsolutePath(agentHost->exePath, ".db"));
 				}
 			}
-			else if (strncmp(argv[i], "--eventemitter-refhold=", 23) == 0)
-			{
-				char *tmp = strstr(argv[i], "=");
-				if (tmp != NULL)
-				{
-					gEventEmitterReferenceHold = atoi(tmp + 1);		
-				}
-			}
 			else
 			{
 				// Unhandled arguments, passed to JavaScript